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Home Depot to Donate $1 Million to Improve HBCU Campuses
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The Home Depot announced that it will contribute $1 million in grants to support campus improvements at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The grants will be distributed through its annual
Retool Your School program, for which voting is now open. The program, which was established back in 2009, has emphasized HBCUs’ vital role in the American higher education system. This year, the home improvement retailer is doubling its
Retool Your School commitment to fund 30 separate projects, providing $20,000 to $75,000 grants per school.
“Since 2009, The Home Depot has continued to increase its investment in campus improvements for HBCUs,” said Derek Bottoms, chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer for The Home Depot, in a written statement. “In addition to other HBCU initiatives supported by The Home Depot over the years, we are doubling our Retool Your School commitment to
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Increase State Financial Aid and Target Students in Need
About 74 percent of the $14.1 billion in grant aid that states awarded for the 2019 academic year was need-based (a slight decrease from the previous year), meaning it went to low-income students who struggle the most to pay for college. The other 26 percent was merit-based, meaning it was awarded to students who meet certain criteria typically measured by high school GPA or college entry exam scores regardless of household income.
Need-based aid is intended to expand access to higher education for low-income students. Financial aid is critical for their access to higher education and graduation. One careful study found that a $1,000 increase in grant aid reduces the likelihood that a student will drop out of college by 9.2 percentage points.